From: Geoff Cox <geoff DOT cox AT cableinet DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: hwo to run prog using "program files" etc ??
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:15:34 +0200, "Eli Zaretskii"
<eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:


>surrounded by quotes.  So you should use the following string in your
>program:
>
> char *call = "\"c:\\program files\\javasoft\\jre\\1.1\\bin\\jre.exe\"";

I've tried this - it compiles OK but when I run it nothing happens!?

I've also tried

char *call = "c:\\\"program files\"\\javasoft\\jre\\1.1\\bin\\jre";

but then get "unmatched quote character" when I run it...

Geoff